Q: Is 12,974 a Prime Number?
A: No, 12,974 is not a prime number.
A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.
The number 12974 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 26 499 998 6,487 and 12,974, with no remainder.
Since 12,974 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,974, it is not a prime number.